Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY

Born

abt. 1830 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

21 April 1862 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth married George BRACKETT 20 January 1848 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
George BRACKETT was born abt. 1820 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. George died 2 December 1902 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Parents & Family of Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY

Parents of Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY

Father

William MCKINSTRY

Mother

Matilda MARCY

Grandparents of Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY

Paternal grandparents

William MCKINSTRY Esther ROBBINS

Maternal grandparents

Elijah MARCY Mary HOBBS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY

Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY married

George BRACKETT
Marriage date: 20 January 1848
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1848 Marriage / Partner
Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY and George BRACKETT 20 January 1848, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States